On March 29, 1965, Richard J. O'Brien, Esq., age 44, committed suicide. Like his daughter Christine, O’Brien lived with a debilitating mental illness. The justice and health care systems had failed him. On this past Friday, June 24, 2011, O’Brien would have been 90. He gifted his daughter with a rich legacy- a passion for justice. This win is for him.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

This is a very special time of year for me. It is during this Season that hope is fostered out of being grateful for what is and not focusing on what is not.

In that rich spirit of Faith, I would like to share a poem and pictures with you.

We are a family very much like each of yours. There are sorrows and joys, endings and beginnings. For all that has not been available to me, I am rich in the loving, caring family and friends who surround me. For this I thank my awesome God, my provider.